“You go back in time, you’ve got radiocarbon dating. You got all these things, and you’ve got the carcasses of dinosaurs frozen in time out in the Dakotas,” Robertson said. “They’re out there. So, there was a time when these giant reptiles were on the Earth, and it was before the time of the Bible. So, don’t try and cover it up and make like everything was 6,000 years. That’s not the Bible.”

So now we can argue creationism is soooo ridiculous that even Pat Robertson thinks is stupid.

When I first saw it, and before reading the OP, I thought "Pat Robertson - wtf" was probably a pretty common thread title, used by us over and over and over. But this time it applies in a different way, and it is weird. I don't think I like him being closer to the truth, even if he's just a little bit closer. He'll fuck that up too.

It is a strange thing to hear him say. I'm guessing that he'll clarify and say that the earth is closer to 20,000 years old, which would account for everything that the 6,000-10,000 year span cannot.

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Anyone can beat around the bush. But unless you have permission from the bush, you probably shouldn't.

“You go back in time, you’ve got radiocarbon dating. You got all these things, and you’ve got the carcasses of dinosaurs frozen in time out in the Dakotas,” Robertson said. “They’re out there. So, there was a time when these giant reptiles were on the Earth, and it was before the time of the Bible. So, don’t try and cover it up and make like everything was 6,000 years. That’s not the Bible.”

So now we can argue creationism is soooo ridiculous that even Pat Robertson thinks is stupid.

There goes Christianity ... evolving yet again ...

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John 14:2 :: In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

The thing about religion is that it must adapt to the way things actually are, no matter how much individual theists might kick and scream in the process. That, I think, is what's really behind Robertson's complaint here. He's recognizing that if Christians continue to blindly deny the conclusions of science simply because they're uncomfortable, more and more people will turn away from Christianity. Too much of that and it becomes irrelevant, and ultimately dies out.

So, you have this - a religious leader arguing for something which has long been known to be true, because he wants to reverse the trend against Christianity. If Christians can have their belief without having to choose between it and science, they're more likely to get additional believers.

If ever there was a case of "Please, get off my side - I'm better off without your support", this is it.

The last good case of this, was Alan Jones, a right wing radio shock jock in Australia, who got up against Coal Seam Gas (similar to shale fracking in USA). In his speech against it, he suddenly acknowledged global warming.

Things like this occasionally reinforce my belief (lazing like a crocodile deep in the back of my mind) that few people who have really studied the Bible and have any kind of education, believe it is true.